We all have good days and bad days. There are times when we lose touch with ourselves and what we ultimately want in life. If this is your first time on this blog, I’m taking the 70 resolutions of Jonathan...
If you’re checking out this blog for the first time, I am doing a series where I’m going through the 70 resolutions of Jonathan Edwards one at a time. The 17th resolution is definitely one of the most powerful for...
Proverbs 18:21 says, “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” It’s interesting to me how much power the tongue has. We must understand the power that we leverage everyday...
There are some cases when anger can be a productive emotion. In the face of injustice or something that just shouldn’t be, it’s right to feel a sense of anger. That being said, most of us probably struggle with channeling...
If relationships are anything, they’re messy. We can say all day long that we’re not going to let anything get to us but that would mean we’re not going to be around people. People are going to do things that...
When I read the 13th resolution of Jonathan Edwards, I see a man who seemed to grasp his purpose in life. He said, Resolved, To be endeavouring to find out fit objects of liberality and charity. When I think about...
To continue this blog series on the 70 resolutions of Jonathan Edwards, we now turn to resolution #12 which says, Resolved, If I take delight in it as a gratification of pride, or vanity, or on any such account, immediately...
Not too long ago I got a text message from one of the pastors at Seacoast to go into a meeting. I didn’t know what to expect but it was at that meeting that Abbi and I were asked to...
It’s easy to think that Jonathan Edwards knew the difference that he would make but that’s probably not the case. People that are world-changers may even go their entire lives not realizing how much God will use them. They simply...
I’ll be honest…I don’t like Edwards’ 10th resolution. It says… Resolved, when I feel pain, to think of the pains of martyrdom, and of hell. The reason I don’t like this resolution is not because I think it’s wrong or...